Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

Inflectra Rapise vs SmartBear TestComplete comparison

Inflectra and SmartBear are both solutions in the Test Automation Tools category. Inflectra is ranked #21 with an average rating of 4.0, while SmartBear is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.0. Inflectra holds a 0.2% mindshare in TAt, compared to SmartBear’s 5.9% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of Inflectra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 87% of SmartBear users who would recommend it.
Inflectra Rapise
Read 7 Inflectra Rapise reviews
  • 459 Views
  • 170 Comparison Views
85% willing to recommend
SmartBear TestComplete
Read 76 SmartBear TestComplete reviews
  • 4,476 Views
  • 3,402 Comparison Views
87% willing to recommend
 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Download the report
Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

SmartBear TestComplete and Inflectra Rapise are both focused on automated testing solutions. SmartBear TestComplete appears to have the edge in ease of use and customer satisfaction, whereas Inflectra Rapise shines in customization and integration capabilities.

Features: SmartBear TestComplete offers keyword-driven testing, script-based tests, and wide application type support. It has a feature called dynamic find which includes FindChild and FindAllChildren methods, and a powerful Object Browser for locating objects within applications. Inflectra Rapise is known for its strong test management integration, script customization, and its ability to automate desktop, mobile, and web applications.

Room for Improvement: SmartBear TestComplete could enhance mobile test automation, improve the fragility of recorded scripts, and provide more detailed documentation for advanced users. Inflectra Rapise could focus on easing the initial learning curve, enhancing UI for more intuitive use, and extending its agile methodology adaptations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SmartBear TestComplete provides a straightforward deployment model and responsive customer service which simplifies the setup process. Inflectra Rapise offers a more complex deployment model with extensive support options, providing flexibility but requiring more effort during initial setup.

Pricing and ROI: SmartBear TestComplete presents a balanced setup cost, offering good ROI through ease of use and efficiency, priced around $4,000 for a basic license. Inflectra Rapise, with a higher initial setup cost, justifies its price by providing extensive features and flexibility that cater to diverse testing environments.

DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE REPORT
To learn more, read our detailed Inflectra Rapise vs. SmartBear TestComplete Report (Updated: July 2025).
Buyer's Guide
Inflectra Rapise vs. SmartBear TestComplete
July 2025
Download the complete report
Helped 865,295 peers since 2012

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Inflectra Rapise
Ranking in Test Automation Tools
21st
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (30th)
SmartBear TestComplete
Ranking in Test Automation Tools
6th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
Functional Testing Tools (9th), Regression Testing Tools (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Test Automation Tools category, the mindshare of Inflectra Rapise is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SmartBear TestComplete is 5.9%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Test Automation Tools
 

Featured Reviews

WIllWorley - PeerSpot reviewer
The tool needs to improve in the areas of security, though it is a versatile product
Inflectra Rapise needs to expand its ability. I spoke with Inflectra's executive account rep on the need to expand the tool's ability. The problem with Inflectra Rapise is that a lot of companies are still using SAP GUI. Inflectra has no intention of building Rapise in a way that allows it to interact with SAP GUI. Inflectra Rapise has very limited value for the companies I work with because they they still use SAP GUI since their top priority is SAP testing, and they want to get into automation, for which they need a tool that cannot only used to automate processes, but can also do end-to-end testing where you are not only using SAP GUI, but you are using the interface with old legacy systems that are still in use or with today's more modern technologies. In the future, the tool needs to increase its versatility. If I am at a company that uses 23 different technologies, like .NET Visual Basic, Oracle, SQL, or whatever, Inflectra Rapise needs to be made as a product that is an out-of-the-box usable tool for any technology.
Read full review
Prakhar Goel - PeerSpot reviewer
Used for integration automation, user-based automation, and web automation
The solution's most valuable features are the drag-and-drop feature, keyword-driven approach, and reusability of the scripts. The solution has introduced a new feature that helps us identify objects we cannot normally identify. It gives you a fair idea of objects, resolving the object recognition issue. The solution can be used to perform different tests on different machines.
Read full review

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its versatility."
"We always use the product for end-to-end automation test cases."
"It's pretty straightforward to set up."
"The most valuable features of the SmartBear TestComplete are self-healing, they reduce the maintenance required. The different languages SmartBear TestComplete supports are good because some of our libraries are written in Python, JavaScript, and C#. It's very easy to put them all under one project and use them. The are other features that SmartBear TestComplete has but the competition widely has them as well."
"The integration with various tools is important."
"It's cross platform automation capabilities specially ranging across web, UNIX (via putty), and other systems."
"It is very easy to maintain tests with this tool. It covers all necessary items in the test plan. The most painful item in testing is maintenance. When changes occur, the tests should be maintained."
"Selenium integration."
"In TestComplete, I saw a conformed package of a tool that kept everybody in consistency. The team was able to regenerate further tests without having to manipulate more code because the record feature is great."
"It is a strong automation tool for desktop, browser, and API testing."
"It works very fine. It is fast on almost any machine, and it is also very well organized. I like its object mapping and its capability to find and interact with almost everything that exists on Windows."
More SmartBear TestComplete pros
 

Cons

"Inflectra Rapise needs to expand its ability."
"It would be good if there could be more integration of Inflectra Rapise, since not all customers use the same tool for test management and automation integration."
"The maintenance is very difficult. We've only been using the platform for three months, so I'm not sure if that will continue, but right now it's an observation I've had."
"The solution needs more training manuals or some form of online forum for learning. It needs more documentation."
"The code editor, though following eclipse-style, is still a work in progress and gives a very poorly formatted code once viewed via other editing tools."
"The artificial intelligence needs to be improved."
"I didn't use it very heavily. One issue that I found was that there wasn't a quick way or a button to move Visual Basic scripts to TestComplete. We have a lot of such scripts in our organization, and it would be very useful to have some option to easily move these scripts. It is currently possible to convert these scripts to TestComplete, but it is not easy. I have to write some code, but everything is not available immediately."
"The way objects are added and used when utilizing descriptive programming could be improved. It is a little unwieldy, compared to UFT."
"This solution could be improved by making it easier to visualize where there is a failure without having to look at it in detail."
"The pricing is the constraint."
"We were testing handheld barcode scanners running WindowsCE with many menus of warehouse functions, and our biggest problem was the timing between input and responses."
More SmartBear TestComplete cons
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where ten means very good pricing."
"We pay no more than $50 annually for support of each one of the licenses."
"The product is becoming more and more expensive."
"The licensing costs are in the range of $1,000 to $3,000."
"My advice so far, is that while it’s not quite as powerful and easy to use as UFT, its price tag more than makes up for it."
"Our ROI is about $10,000 a year."
"It is approximately $6,000 a year."
"Buy modules on demand. If you have a four-person team and they will each automate tests only 25% of the time, it's better to buy a floating licence and share the tool during the work day."
"SmartBear TestComplete is an expensive tool."
"Overall, for us, the cost of the TestComplete platform and the three extra modules is around $8,000."
More SmartBear TestComplete pricing and cost advice
report
See which vendors are best for you
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Test Automation Tools solutions are best for your needs.
See recommendations
865,295 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Inflectra Rapise?
The most valuable feature of the solution is its versatility.
See all answers
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Inflectra Rapise?
I rate the product's price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where ten means very good pricing.
See all answers
What needs improvement with Inflectra Rapise?
Inflectra Rapise needs to expand its ability. I spoke with Inflectra's executive account rep on the need to expand the tool's ability. The problem with Inflectra Rapise is that a lot of companies a...
See all answers
What do you like most about SmartBear TestComplete?
TestComplete has strong reporting capabilities. The reports they generate are really good.
See all answers
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SmartBear TestComplete?
I am not involved in pricing or licensing; our management team handles these aspects.
See all answers
What needs improvement with SmartBear TestComplete?
While using SmartBear TestComplete, we are fine with the current capabilities, however, it would be beneficial to improve some performance aspects, especially the image comparison feature. Occasion...
See all answers
 

Comparisons

No data available
Tricentis Tosca vs SmartBear TestComplete Logo
Tricentis Tosca vs SmartBear TestComplete
Compared 20% of the time
OpenText Functional Testing vs SmartBear TestComplete Logo
OpenText Functional Testing vs SmartBear TestComplete
Compared 11% of the time
Ranorex Studio vs SmartBear TestComplete Logo
Ranorex Studio vs SmartBear TestComplete
Compared 9% of the time
Qt Squish vs SmartBear TestComplete Logo
Qt Squish vs SmartBear TestComplete
Compared 8% of the time
Katalon Studio vs SmartBear TestComplete Logo
Katalon Studio vs SmartBear TestComplete
Compared 8% of the time
More SmartBear TestComplete Competitors
 

Product Reports

Buyer's Guide
Inflectra Rapise
August 2025
Inflectra Rapise reportDownload Inflectra Rapise product report
Buyer's Guide
SmartBear TestComplete
March 2025
SmartBear TestComplete reportDownload SmartBear TestComplete product report
 

Also Known As

Rapise
No data available
 

Overview

Rapise is the most powerful and easy to use test automation tool on the market. It allows you to quickly and easily automate the testing of your web, mobile and desktop applications. Why spend hours manually regression testing your applications when you can have Rapise do it for you?
Inflectra

What is SmartBear TestComplete?

TestComplete is a reliable, sturdy automated testing platform created by SmartBear Software. SmartBear Software is a worldwide technological leader known for developing quality enterprise-class development and testing solutions.

TestComplete simplifies the process of creating tests for numerous applications, including, but not limited to; Desktop, Android, IOS, Web browsers, and Windows. Application tests can be manual, scripted, and even recorded by using keyword-driven or data-driven functionality. There are even additional options for error reporting and automated playback. The object repository is extremely accurate and is fully customizable. TestComplete can easily be used by experienced developers and even by manual novice testers to develop quality automated UI tests quickly.

TestComplete offers three different testing scenarios:

  • Desktop: Users can easily and quickly automate UI tests using today’s most popular desktop applications, such as; Windows, Java, Python,.Net, VBScript, and more.

  • Web: Users can effortlessly create renewable tests for all of today’s popular web applications, including JavaScript frameworks on 2000+ trusted browser and platform integrations.

  • Mobile: Users can safely build and automate serviceable UI tests on actual or virtual android or IOS devices, locally or in the cloud. Users can create code or codeless tests. TestComplete seamlessly integrates with many of today’s popular frameworks.

Key Features

  • Easily create automated UI tests: TestComplete offers scriptless Record and Replay or simple keyword-driven tests to quickly develop any type of UI test users may require. Tests can be recorded once, then replayed when needed across various applications on mobile, web, or desktop environments. TestComplete integrates with many different languages, such as Java, Python, C+, and more.

  • Keyword driven tests: Users can easily divide testing steps, actions, objects, and data with an integrated keyword-driven test structure. This makes it easy for every user to participate in the test automation process; there is no programming experience needed. Everything is made simple with easy-to-use point-and-click options.

  • Data driven tests: Easily distinguish data from test commands to keep administrative efforts simple. Users can improve overall coverage by running various automated mobile, desktop, or web UI tests.

  • Record and Replay: Users can reuse created automated tests across every environment as often as desired. This helps to expand overall test coverage and represents a huge cost and time savings.

Reviews from Real Users

Sandhiya T S., Sr Solutions Engineer at Lexington Soft, relates, “The record and replay aspects of the solution are quite useful for people. With them, you don't have to write any scripts. Basically, you can record your actions and play them back later. The initial setup is also very easy.”

Sai S R., Staff Test Architect at a tech services company, says, "The most valuable features of the SmartBear TestComplete are self-healing, they reduce the maintenance required. The different languages SmartBear TestComplete supports are good because some of our libraries are written in Python, JavaScript, and C#. It's very easy to put them all under one project and use them."

SmartBear
 

Sample Customers

- Soflab - RegEd - Intel - US Government
Cisco, J.P. Morgan, Boeing, McAfee, EMC, Intuit, and Thomson Reuters.
Buyer's Guide
Inflectra Rapise vs. SmartBear TestComplete
July 2025
Free Report: Inflectra Rapise vs. SmartBear TestComplete
Find out what your peers are saying about Inflectra Rapise vs. SmartBear TestComplete and other solutions. Updated: July 2025.
DOWNLOAD NOW
865,295 professionals have used our research since 2012.
See our Inflectra Rapise vs. SmartBear TestComplete report.
See our list of best Test Automation Tools vendors and best Regression Testing Tools vendors.

We monitor all Test Automation Tools reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.